New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-12
THE LABOR MEN KEPT OUT.
MR. GEoYGE,s INSPECTORS ARRESTED.

The decision OF the General Term OF the Supreme
Court that the $40 election inspectors OF the United
Labor party appointed y Police Commissioner McClave
and sworn liz by John j. oBrien. % the Election Bureau,
had Illegally appointed. was carried ont with ahSo
by the police yesterday. Notwithstanding
the protests OF the Labor and the sentiment
all farmndcl citizens that the Labor party had been
dealt with antlry. In accordance VITA tcir avow ed
determination and by the advice OF their leaders the INV
inspectors appeared az between and two hundred OF
the polling places AMI attempted to perform their duties
Inc validity of their appointment recognized by the
Republican inspectors and in instances by the
Democratic officials hut the police in all cases refused to
allow them act When they insisted on doing so they
were arrested AS rule the Labor men accepted re
situation gracefully Int few felt ind cnar' AT the
outrage that they felt had been perpctracd upon them
that the police had remove them from the polling
places by force Most of those arrested either dis
charged at police stations al the police counts
where they were arIaGned.
HOW SOME OF THE MEN WERE TREATED.
Among those taken to the police courts was william
II. Au,enreth of tile With Assembly District lie ap
peated at the registry place No 80 Canast ana IN
sisted being recognized. The police attempted 10
explain tie courts decision to him
hold here my certificate of appointment signed ny
the Chief of the Bureau OF Elections, replied Mr.
Autenreth with emphasis. and am going u stay here
If can till the poll closes
\ He was taken to the Edrdge street Poll &c station
where Captain Aaire tried to induce him to 20 home
But the new inspector firm Then the Captain sent
him to Essex Market Police Court Justice Patterson
reprmauded Autenreth and threatened To line MIN II ne
did not give up the fight He gave up.
Another obstinate tight was made Ivy william d.
Dobbin George inspector of the lid Assembly District
Mr. Dobbn with his lawyer, John Gallagher was al NO
IL Pellst the place of registry, when the dOor was
opened He showed his certificate Patrick H. Callahan
and the other Republican member of the Board wanted
TO admit him the Democratic inspectors protested
loudly. Lawyer Gallagher quoted the law on the SUD
icc but policeman in charge stood firmly by his IN
structons and the pucsy inspector marched of to
the yoice station The lawyer asked Captain McCullagh
to arrest his client to make test OF his case bot the
officer refused do so, saying that as yet MI DoDD
had not broken any law.
John ]. Hasson, of No. 500 East Fourteenthst' was
designated as an inspector for First Election Dis
trict of the XVIII Assembly District. He insisted on
taking his seat and seemed well In the law mat
Officer Rowley woud not take upon himself the respon
sibty of regulating his claim He was finally arrested
by Sergeant Shire and taken to- the Essex Mar ket Court
where he received the usual reprimand
Thomas Lee of No - East Broadway. and Charles r.
SCHNEIDER of No 476 water-st United Labor party in
spectors refused go of the registry laces when
ordered and dragged out by the police both say
they will bring suits for damages
George Donovan of the lid Assembly District, dared
the police him. He let OIL with rcprlahi
by Justice Dnny.
SHUT Up WITH DRUNKEN PEOPLE.
Thomas Brellnau a shoemaker, of No $40 Second-ave
received treatment OF all by the police he
attempted to Inspector in the NNllIth Assembly
District arrested and taken TO the Thirty-Efth
Street Station and from there to the forKvlie
Court. There" said Mr. Brellnau III relating his ex-
pericnce afierward. put In a vile den with
drunken and sick persons and kept there over half al
hour Judge Murray said he thought he would us
charge me- told him would 20 back and try to serve
agaia Then | learned that the policeman had entered
not ntrafn
tested against this was discharged ana one Oh oui
leaders advised me not 10 try TO serve AGAIN.; ,,,o
one ins pector. solomon Auter, OF No "a BleecKer
st. did succeed in doing some work When ne appeaieu
spectors told him to sit down and 90 to work The
policeman duty was puzzled and started on 10 tne
written abou fifteen pages of his book He was arrested
but discharged. Altogether there were between thirty
After making their protests the Labor inspectors
assembled at their headquarters In Cooper Union Here
they were told by Chairman McMackln ana the othcr
leaders further efforts TO assert their rights
but to await the action of the courts. Enough had been
sought Two test cases hid eer % SO a, TO @
ao Glan una. % If this established each Of the
ao Inspectors viii receive s37 80 for the services that
;s a sumo mot Of s IN all 10 W
fall to the ground the Court Of Appeals declares that
There truth il the statement that Mr. Shepard on
OF the Se aal has e the
Court the case G aS tba
he made up his mind aecut an appeal he would consult
with Henry George and John McMackin
THE LABOR LEADERS INDIGNANT.
The ndign alton naturally felt by the leaders OF the
Labor Party over the way which they had been treat
ed was expressed by some OF them in terms more ON
phatc than Professor Clark, who gave up part
Of his vacation TO help prepare the list OF inspectors
pronounced the whole business a shame and an outrage
He was especially severe Missioner Porter That
man." ne said, has here to do the dirty work OF
the Democratic party. and he is doing 1t right along Is
It any that the police are wless when they see
those in authority over them pay no attention 10 the
plain ineniions OF the statutes no., inn, sn,.rea az,
there any anarchy IN this town at present among
the Police Commissioner and the authorizes; iasy
We shall submit Of course TO the decision Of the
eCcprda vr We SiRth the nrncpes Of our party
Chairman McMackin did not appear 10 be at al de-
i'd "aud think we can STAND IT, but ] do not think
our opponents for confidently believe that ms
votes to US, At present Of course, we can ian
only wait until the proper courts decide whether We are
Secretary Barnes hs matter calmly, though
sa 70 sss rules this he said
ed by species OF bnbe rigging Ia deprivns US OF me
20 have How many they hope to deprive us Of by
this avn unable 70 say, out OF one thing ieei
viii never indorse such .anest peryerson of the law.
Just consider for moment the Inodcsy OF our eslin
Cs 600 against the 10000 or Whereabouts cast by the
Republicans aud the 10000 cast for Mr. Hewitt"
started of on another sumping yesterday morning
meeting Of the United Labor par'ys Executive Cora,
formal action win be taken denouncns the
sSt9. Of n: Ss . By win
also be made to the citizens OF all parties TO con
None Of the labor candidates now expect to get de-
cision fep the Court OF Appeals 10 lime Tor next regis
Following are the returns by Assembly Districts of the
registration In the city yesterday compared with those OF
the FIRST day rogstration in 1884, 1885 and 1886